International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is expecting to put a “pause” on hiring for "back-office" roles that could be potentially automated by artificial intelligence (AI) instead.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna explained in a May 1 interview with Bloomberg that many “back-office” positions such as those in the human resources and accounting departments will likely be the first to be automated by AI.
The IBM boss added he could "easily" see 30% of these positions replaced by AI over a five-year period. Dropbox: Laying off 500 people and replacing them with AIIBM: Pausing hiring for ~7,800 roles that could be done by […]
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